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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-11-30
The Dentist and the CoIored Maid

"a colored girl continued the den
list, who Came into my office the
other day, had strength that, If pro-
perly applied, might have done good
service. She had very strong tooth,
too, and, when l had it about half way
out, she dragged the forceps out of my
hand, Vhacked me over the head with
it IN way that made me see stars,
kicked my wife, who came to the
rescue, in the stomach, and rushed
shrieking into the street, carrying the
instrument with her. l had taken OF
my coat when | saw the size and sta
bility OF the tooth that l Lad TO deal
with, but L pursued her III my shirt
sleeves. 4 policeman stopped her and
We all went into drug store, for the
girl was half mad with pain and terror.
The clerks gave her 4 dose that relieved
her, and when L had recovered my for
ceps L asked her TO come back, take the
gas and allow. me ~ complete the opera
ton, as her tooth WAS half extracted
but she declined, saying that she
thought she could Chew 1t back to its
Did position. Ihave not seen her since. :"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-11-30
Little SAVINGS.
Economy IN Seemingly TrInins
Things the Road TO Wealth.

The Scotch are frugal. They act
upon their proveIb: "Many mickle
makes a muckle." " Their economical
was once turned toward an English
clergyman. He was asked to ofliciate
at wedding in a chapel, though lie
krew none or the parties They came
In carriages, were married, and never
mentioned fee, or said THANK your
He wrote i'll his journal: shabby! but
they were Scotch
Not long after the clergy had cause
to pronounce his former generalization
hasty and imperfect. He met in the
streets a Scotchman, who, without,
solicitation, said he would give five
pounds toward the expense of city
mission of which the clergyman was a
patron. They parted; but in few
minutes the clergyman WAS overtaken
by the Scotchman.
81 have the five pounds about me, "
said h5, land L might as well give it
now as send it; 1t VIII save me a
stamp"
The clergyman saw that there was
also an agreeable side to Scotch econ
omy.
We have known merchants who gave
away yearly thousands of dollars, who
did Not permit scrap of blank paper =,
or bit of twine, or an old nail TO be
thrown aside. They begun with obedi-
ence TO the proverb: Waste not,
want not" and their little economies
had made them rich.
a Clergyman called upon a wealthy
merchant to explain the needs of d
charitable society. He was patiently
listened to, and theu check for a
large sum was handed to HIM. Imme-
diately afterward the merchant had
OccesIon to reproye clerk for throw
ing a piece of blank paper INTO the
waSte-basket. Seeing the minister's
surprised look, the merchant rightly
Interpreted il, aud answered: ",f
had not been mindful Of little savings,
| should not have been able to give you
that check.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-11-30
An artfuI Shopper.

a woman entered dry goods store
and approached one of the clerks.
i"Please do these up, " she said, handing
him two old newspapers.
He looked surprised, and she ex-
planned.
! 81 amt out on a reg'lar shopping
tower, and amt agoln' to buy anything,
but there's that Mrs. Simpson, that has
half of our pew at church, just loaded
down with bundles. She'll never know
the differance"
AS the clerk was tying up the news
papers she said in low voice.
Make iU look as much like silk
dress pattern as you can, mister; it'll
worry her more"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-11-30
The Manners OF Vienna.

pity the AustrIans among whom
Zola is now roaming in search of ''hu-
man documents He has been to
Vienna, the ladies of which city have a
well-earned reputation for amiability to
strangers. Their manners are SO easy
and their hospitality SO great that the
foreign wanderer, if he has gentle
manllke air, never need descend low in
search of fair and temporary compan-
ions. The manners of the place admit
OF petits soupers in restaurants which
are not heavy drain on the purse l
remember seeing at table i'll the Ring
Boulevard an archduke, a foreign lady
OF high degree, a painter and two great
actresses supping on picked OK nose.
cold p pJtatoes, sausage and cheese
washed down with beer.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-11-30

All the locomotives of the world
are said to number los, 900. represent
ing total OF 3. 900, ,000 horse power.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-11-30

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-17
MRS. BLUYDERBUSS OF BOSTON

From The Boston Herald,
The day OF the union OF society and literature has
not vet come In Boston The lion and the lamb have
not lain together and IL Is greatly TO be feared
that that millennium is tar Oft. Yet our sTistocrats
not like 10 br thought dull and uneducated There Is
Mrs Blunderbuss, than wnom lazy Is more highly
esteemed in Boston. Her husband has pedigree c1-
tending back 10 the Ark, and further Tor IL IA
| whispered that Horace Warole's story about Noah
going into that ancient vessel with the papers oil n
certain family under his arm was really meant 10
apply to the Blunderbusses. Mrs Blunderbuss cannot
TO be sure boast of Lineage quite disting uisbed
but her parents very respectabcyery Iespecta-
bic indeed There IL money enough IN the Blunderbuss
nurse 10 permit madam Of tina, TO indulge ir any
fsnces she likes and OF these desire to APP ear
literary She takes in all the papers aud magazines
tr,igp Ian guaIes we'll her own aud has Dung
man come every week from Lorng's 10 cut the pages
and put them about In picturesque and elective places
In her handsome drawingroom Inc library s
sumptuous apartment, which Il quite what library
ougit t. be- n II WAS arranged by n decorator who
makes speciality OF Things md has rugs. chairs
screcns palms and to bes OF The most approved lash
| ion with bookcases filled with tie choicest essays,
biographies histories in the costlest parchmt Mt
and vellum bindings. But, alas Mira. Blunderbuss
has mind like sieve. She reads once In while, but
retains not an idea Of oil that have lifted through her
| brain She Joins in conversation about books and
noted characters OF fiction with reckless ABANDON and
betrays hei ignorance unOiushngly all the time sll
ing comp acently and quite unawsr OF her own shoit
conings And her English Horrible, horrible; and
vet she despises schoolteachers and scriobiers ~
| common clay, beneath her notice.
| Nv dear" she said one evening Mt dinner TO the
long suffering Blunderbuss, don't see why they call
the lndan Rirl so clever. hehiu ner 'hikhg 10
Young Andelurian ut tho Hutchns tea this afternoon,
and certainly heard much innate conycrsa-
ton in my lite"
| Things deterrate" with her as they would with
Mrs Mnlaprop. She often speaks OF the household
gods "a LARS Pcnnants" to the astonishrent Of
all sho hear, and her criticisms OF leading works of
eadrg writers are wonderful to hear TOR she has the
courage OF her opinions and II she doesn't like
author she says 80 whatever may DO the views OF all
I'm sure there's no reason why George Eliot should
be highly thought Of" says she. Her writing isn't
anything great Look at tn Mddlemarch,' it's
absurdly oyer.rated Tor neither Mr.. Bunderbuss
have ever been able to read it," Dickens she
pretends TO care for. His characters dea with low
| lite too exclusively. and a woman OF Mrs. Blund.r-
buses caliDre naturally prefers TO hear OF cars and
marquises and OF tho lordiy castles wherein they
veil
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-17
LIFE SAVED BYA DOCS IyTELLIGEYOE.

have often seen this same child when she ess
tnan q year old, lying in her carriage between two
snow arits on a bright winters day with Brown Ia
big St. Bernard dog keeping guard beside her. When
the child awoke the dog bsrked, and thus summoned
the nurse Brown was a much letter .uardian than
the nurse than one occasion. and this was the
way he saved the chilPs lite. There was high
elm ment with "a steep incline gong down at sharp
angle and on occasion the nnrse, going in to pay
a visit some OF friends lett the carriage with
Some pa,snp lar started the wheos in notion and
tho carriage slipped down, GOWN, toward the edge
In d moment more II must have gone over. but the
brute intelligence was IT often il, better than tho
human and SIR. Brown threw himself before the
wheels and lay there, holding the carriage back by
the weight OF bis body until the truant maid returned
and rescued her charge.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-17
A MANLY DUDE.


The Listener observed the other morningl q
printers boy who had trundled an overloaded wheel
barrow into Cornhill. the street pavement and
had essayed to get up ON the gutter upon the side
walk The barrow Mas laden with unbound books,
evidently on their way to OF the boobinderies
that street. 1t very big barrow and u very
small boy and when the little fellow attempted to
get his load upon the curbstoue he as quite unable
t. do it, Here he had struggled. 1t seemed until he
had become quite discouraged, and, seeing little
crowd gathering to look his vain efforts TO his
stalled vehicle, the boy burst into tears.
Just at this juncture there came up dude OF the
most .xtravagant type; an exqnisite fellow, with
quite all EngliLh Derby hat, You know, straight
brmmed and Low In the crown spotess light lawn
coiored overcoat; peaiLgray kids; nicely baggng
trousers with the crease down the sides pointed
shoes, with CATERS over them and carried level in
ore hand Dig II seemed TO take this exquisite
specimen but instant to take in the situsti0n.
Then he stepped up to the curbstone In front OF the
wheelbarro~ ~, daintily and deity removed his kid
gloves gave them aud the to the weeping boy to
hold seized the dirty wheel OF the barrow with both
hands, and lifting 1t clear OF the gutter set 1t fairly
upon the sidewalk
:" Now, nv little man, give me the .tick and the
gloves and then you rrot along with IT, don't you
know r. said the dude to the boy. VINO. thor gh looking
grateful put his hands to the barrow, alter he had
handed over the articles, and moved away without
word.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-17

Manager Frobmsn has secured new local comedy
written by Brander Matthews aud George Ii. Jeesop,
tor tie Lyceum Theatre. where it will probably be
presented during the Robert Grant and r. L..
Bynner OF Boston, are also under contract to deliver
TO the Lyceum Theatre manager next season ne W
society comedy, the scheme of which has already been
accepted. nessrs De Mile and Belasco are at WORK on
the opening play. These three plays are all being
written in collaboration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-17

Mrs John Drew the well known and eseemed actress
and member OF the great scting family, will play here
this week with q carefully selected little company
She produces The Rivals in which she herself plays
" Mrs Maaprop." Her performance OF this part with
Mr. Jefferson when he produced the play at the Union
Sauaie Theatre some years ago will DO remembered.
Leslie Allen will play Sir Anthony" j. Newton
Got.hold " Captain Absolute" Sidney Drew Bob
Acres" and Georsi Barrymore formerly Miss Drew
will he {. Lydia Languish"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-17

This afternoon at o'clock Mr.. Palmer and his com.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-23
Madinino Lodge omcorE.
gOCIFTTEs

SOCIETIES.
A. I. 4 A. 81. Delta Lodge No. -
IA Regular communications, first and
- ~ third Saturday evenings In each
wv month. I. W. SrOUr, W.M
A. n. MCktNNEY. Secretary.
MEDICINE LOBGE CHATTER II. \. NJ, U. D.
meets az Masonic ball every 81 and fih Tuesday
evening. Gro. e. STOSE, II. r.
=. l.. SuREAvEs, Secretary.
n z q LORRAINE CHAPTER, No. ~.
We liz Os Regular Communications, hrst
aud third Monday evenings in each month.
ALICE v. VAST, W. NJ.
DR. II. NAST, Sec.
DEIPHIA LODGE, No 40. X. Of p. meets un
Monday evening ~ each week, ~ Odd Fellows
hall. Visiting knights in good standing tnvi-
ted to attend. ". a. BHOwN, {. &.
". N. MCCAGUH, n. &S.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-23
BUFFALO ROBES.
They Are Now Made from tIie Skins OF
Long-Haired Young Heifers.

tthic.go Journal.
hide and leather merchant gave mo a
pointer for a news item. lie informed me
that a substitute for buffalo robes is find
ing It's way into the market With the ex-
termination Of the buEeloes on the West
ern plains, the supply of that class of
robes has become exhausted, and the
skins of young cattle are being utilized 20
take their place. The skin of he.fev
from six weeks to 2 year old said the mer-
cnant, SIS lonG-haired and furry. and after
being properly tanned makes rs good and
serviceabie robe as tho buffalo skin.
This fact has been recently discovered. and
there is one MIA in this city-a hide-buyer
at the great beef-slau ghtering and packing
houses-who is preparing ten thousand of
these hides Cor the market this season, for
clothing and robe purposes-in fact, for all
the purposes for which the buffalo hides
have so long beca used This new indus
try, ii it proves successful, will be great
thing for the butchers and beef packers.
by creating a new channel for the sale OF
the hides of their young cutie at good
prices" Ny informant told me. further
more, that there are different technical
names for the hides of young cattle. Those
of newly y-born calves are known by the
term s-deacons," and those of calves from
six weeks to a year old are krown by the
term "kip-skins." It Is only the tanned
'-kir5sisinsr that arc fit for manufacture
into clothing and robes. The s.deacons''
are no, long-haircd or furry enough, and
tho hides of cattle over year old are IN
other respects deficient for any such pur-
pose
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-23
GRATEFUL SOULS.
The Persistent and Practical Gratitude of
an Eastern Marble Cutter.


There Is quaint story, illustrative OF
gratitude, TO the effect that an old negro
who had been cured of yellow fever by
prominent doctor tried to devise some way
to pay the debt no owed He could think
of but one. He oWped nothing in the world
but an old cracked flute. upon which he
could play a number Of cracked tunes.
With this under his arm, he approached
the Doctors residence al nlghtiall, and
seating himse If astridc the gate-post, be-
Can to play. When he reached the end of
his melodies he began them all over again.
In vain the doctor appealed to him and the
Deighbors threatened. He did not stop
to hear them. He came there to play,
eGd play he did, until the distracted
neighborhood cd would have Checrfully TAX
en- its chances with the fever, and not un-
t. daylight did he rehnquish his post with
the comfortable feeling that he had done
the best he could to express his gratitude.
The doctor admitted that it was the larg-
est fee he had ever been paid.
The late Judge Eastman, Of Roslyn, N.
Y, who was the lifelong friend and
reihbor of William Cullen Bryant, once
gained an important suit for marble cut
ter, who, as token of his gratitude,
wished 10 pay double the regular fec,
This was not acceptc$, and he departed
profuse with thanks. Judge Eastman
thought no more Of the matter. but in
few weeks a large and heavy box came
TO his address prepaid. he wondered
much at what il might contain.
When 1t was opened hand
some marble hitching post presented il
self The Judge was much pleased, and
wrote letter Of thanks and acceptance to
the marble-cutter.
Months passed, and second box came.
This contained a marble stepping stone,
with name dcftiy carved, and the Judge
Yrote second letter Of thanks.
Quite long period elapsed before an
other, and this time very large box ar
rived containing g terrace fight of mar
bic stairs. These were placed in desir-
able place in tAe lawn, ana Judge East
man again wrote 10 his grateful client.
He thanked him for the latest and most
valuable accession, and said jocosely he.
could not think of another article Of
marble he needed, unless il should be
church.
Six months passed and the largest bcx
ever received at Roslyn was consigned ~
Judge Eastman. He imagined that this
ti-2c the marble yard itself had arrived,
but il YVES only the very thing he had sug-
gestcd-a church-the perfect model in
miniature OF an elegant modern church.
Il was long cne of the attractive orna-
ments of the judges grounds, and is very
likely there at this writing, although the
good Judge has gone the way of all the
earth.
But it is seldom that occasion is given to
record instances OF such persistent and
practical gratitude as these two.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-23
A New Porsi4 in England.
Tendon f.ic,l.p

A now Portia, who defended however
not her lover, but her own father, has ap-
peared az Montpelier. A farmer living
near that town had been tried and con-
tlemned for breach Of trust. He made an
appeal, which was granted, and on the
day appointed for its hearing he walked
into court accom- paui2l by his daughter, .
tall, gooi-looking and intelligent young
woman about twenty-six years old. To
the surprise OF ;hc judges The young won.
an opened her fathers csso in mastery
manner. argued the defense with the skill
Of praetioe1 lawyer, and finally gained
FOR her client verdict Of acquittal. The
improyiscd legal practitioner in pctticoats
then walled tI.iumphantly out of court,
hanging on the arm OF the venerable agri-
culturist, her father
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-23
The simple pevoashlre Folk.
fChicaro Living chn-eh1 l

t~IIIN'-b' II F4Iib DLI'IEtII.I
An English clergyman settled for many
years in Devonshire, relates the following
as fair illustration of the quaint sim.
p!icity Of the Devopshire folk. One very
cold day in December he was making
visitation of his parish. ard on coming 70
sn all stream by a foot bridge he was
surprised at seeing below him one Of his
flock wading up to his knees in water, for
no apparent reason, tlue with cold, but
exhibiting an ar Of determination He
accosted him in wonder: ''Why, Robert,
what in the world are you aboutl Have
you lost any thing." "Ah, nasv, sir,- re-
piled Robert u amt lost n0thin'. bat you
see / DO 70 sing base in the choir on
Christmas day, and bo trying to get
hUose.' lveroscular for hoarsencss).
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-23


- ~ I. ~. ~. r. Pioneer LOd. g
S~NN& No. Eg.-RCgtar meetings
NloA ~ - every Tuesday evou.nE.N
uiughrcthrvn in good stand
ing cordially invited.
ALLEN. y. q.
~. ID. RECON-. sec.
ENSIGN ENCAMPMFNT No. 90. I. q. o. r.
Meets first and third Friday Of each month
Visiting Patriarchs cordially invited 10 attend
j, l.. NEtsOH, HIP. JOuN HIuGtNs,C. II.
r. X. uUunAED, =. W. W. II. MCCAGUE, =.
NAOMI No. 81, REBECCA DEGREE, I. q. OF.
Meets the "a and tth Friday nights. each month.
Mrs. BERTHA StNOER, NC,
w.H. McCaguc, secy.
~ X d ELDRED POST, No. 10, meets
W. a. M the last saturday m each month
81 tho court house In Medicine Lodge, at ?. -.
An comrades cordially invited
Eli SMITH, Post Commander.
81. n. GtLBEuT. AdJutant.
4 0, U, W. EESS'y ESci! E$3s' 4$$r;}a5 ~ :30
JouN Domain, Recorder.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-23

j. W. MCNEAL, President.
II. e. THOMPSON, Vice Pres't.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-23
Big ana pi.nIau,Ive cheeI.s.

When JAY Gould scribbled off cliccls
for 81, 500 % 20 pay Tom Allen for the Iron
Mountain road il was thought to be the
largest in ligidaal check eyer written.
Could wrote it on a sacst OF hote paper
John B. Alley once dashed of check for
s4gO,0c0 and gave 1t "a Scn1ror Dorsey for
a half interest in the Senator's cattlJ
ranch. There arc several Unitei State y
Government checks for one cent, to square
up accounts, IN ~istanscs
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-23
They i'oufl ain, oat.

young man was detected masquerad-
ing in woman's clothing in Boston the
other day. Suspicion was excited as he
was standing in front Of millinery win
cow. The young woman next 70 him OK
claimed: Ion. do you see that perfect love
OF bonnetsm And he replied: Yes, it,
pretty enough, but It costs thirty-fvc dol
lars.'' Then all the women about him
screamed, for they S-pew at once he was !.
man in female Disguise.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-23
A COW That Gives ,IlIk Punch.

L'arlS lFTUNCcJ IltplSItT.I
One Of the novelties in Paris is big
wooden cow built in front of oGte. The
milllmaid milks stream of milk punch
INTO a glass, and placard proclaims the
following astonishing fact: France has
sent Bartholdi's Goddess To America, and
America gratefully sends in return a milkS
a
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-23

A resident of Dcadwood, D. T., has a
suit Of clothes in which he has been mar
ried three tim es. He is anxions 10 wear
Il On fourth occasion Of the Sane sort
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-10-20
Kissed Kim for His Mother.

At small village in the mountain
region of Tennessee, where company
of Federal soldiers were quartered,
report was started one day that Con-
federate prisoner at the quarters had
died. The report soon spread, and,
reaching the mountain section, down
came one of the bellies of that region,
who said she wanted to kiss the dead
Confederate for his mother. She ap-
piled at the head quarters for permis-
sion to see the dead soldier, expressing
her desire by way of showing her love
for the Southern cause. The officer OF
the day concluded to play Joke on
Lieutenant Ii, he being in one of
the back rooms of the house used for q
headquarters, taking nap. As there
was no Confederate dead the officer did
not like to see the mountain beauty dis
appointed; SO he told her the Confed-
crate corpse was in the back room,
showing her the way. When the door
was opened there lay the Lieutenant
on his back asleep on cot. The ar
dent Southern girl rushed up to him,
threw her arms around his PROSTATE
form. and exclaimed, "Oh, let me kiss
him for his mother!" at the same time
pressing her lips to his brow.
This rather novel procedure awak-
ened the Lieutenant, and he took in
the situation at glance, clasped the
mountain daisy in his arms, and, re-
turning the salute, exclaimed:
Never mind the old lady. Go it on
your own hook, gal. Tn willing"
Before the little Southern lady could
extricate herself from the Lieutenant's
embrace she was not only kissed for
her mother but for the whole family.